The first thing I did was 'Ziegfeld Follies,' a small bit en pointe with Fred Astaire. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels. — Faith Whittlesey Copy Share Image
I dug up my dad's old Fred Astaire tapes, and now I find him super-inspiring. He's, like, one of the best dancers. — Adam G. Sevani Copy Share Image
I studied dancing for 13 years. And loved to dance. Always wanted to dance with Fred Astaire. — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13 — that was my 'summer camp.' How else do you think I could keep up… — Rita Hayworth Copy Share Image
I would love to do a Fred Astaire/Gene Kelly type movie musical - a fun, song and dance, romantic comedy. Or, even… — Dash Mihok Copy Share Image
The movies that stuck with me were from childhood: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland in 'Easter Parade,' 'Singin' in the… — Eva Victor Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire was retired when he worked in 'The Pleasure of His Company.' They were lucky to get him to play the… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I've worked with Jack Warner and Jimmy Stewart - and Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Johnny Depp twice. I've had dinners with… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
“Sure he (Fred Astaire) was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did,..backwards and in high heels.” — Robert Thaves Copy Share Image
The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra,… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
For me, I was watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming movies, and I said, "I want to tell stories… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
As Gloria Steinem said about Ginger Rogers: She was doing everything Fred Astaire was doing, just doing it backwards in high heels.… — Michael Malone Copy Share Image
Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
I could talk for seven hours about Johnny Depp. There's no one like him. He has this amazing ability to watch something… — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
Being young isn't about age, it's about being a free spirit. You can meet someone of 20 who's boring and old, or… — Twiggy Copy Share Image
As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers… — Darcey Bussell Copy Share Image
I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
TV has made dancing less important. It used to be a real treat to go to the movies and see Fred Astaire… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
“We have heard the stories: Duke Ellington would say, “I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.”… — Sarah Lewis Copy Share Image
“…Sam [Raimi] wanted the climactic sword fight to play out as elegantly as a Fred Astaire movie and he wanted it all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The surviving human beings there could do nothing but wait for the end to come. They chose different ways to live out… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn't think you have a… — Ann Miller Copy Share Image
I love the old Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies; they're so beautiful to look at. It's such a shame we don't… — Jamie Bell Copy Share Image
I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and… — Gene Kelly Copy Share Image
She was just the most wonderful mother. She loved working with Fred Astaire - she would talk about working with him. — Yasmin Aga Khan Copy Share Image
Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding. His leaps were big.… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
“(reporter interviewing Broadway dancer Tommy Tune:) 'Do you think that greats like Fred Astaire possessed some kind of magic?' (pause) 'No. Magic… — Tommy Tune Copy Share Image
He was a wonderful gentleman, elegant, with great humility. All the wonderful things you can say about a person, you have to… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
While I was making my solo films, RKO was busily trying to get me and Fred Astaire back together. The studio wanted… — Ginger Rogers Copy Share Image
I think if I was like Fred Astaire out there or like break dance fighting and doing crazy splits and stuff like… — Tyrus Copy Share Image
I make up cassettes all the time - to take on the road with me - a song from this album, a… — Robert Palmer Copy Share Image
Most men, even egotistic actors, always shy away from dancing with me. Other dancers report the same trouble. They probably figure that… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Astaire was ballroom, basically, and Gene Kelly had such athleticism - that's always what I responded to and what just blew my… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
![“…Sam [Raimi] wanted the climactic sword fight to play out as elegantly as a Fred Astaire movie and he wanted it all in one crane shot. I must have rehearsed the routine for three weeks, but when it came time to shoot, the rigors of running up and down steps, fighting with both hands, and flipping…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/374/bruce-l-campbell-184402_quote_sam-raimi-wanted-the-climactic-sword-fig_2936118.jpg)
